Entries by LifeInNaples

Dedicated supporters help TIF make a difference

by Steven Kissinger Since 1991, The Immokalee Foundation has worked diligently to empower Immokalee’s children. Through programs focused on education, vocation and life skills, the foundation is helping hundreds of students pave their path to success. However, the foundation doesn’t do it alone; we rely on the help of the community to help us make […]

CCSO-LED BAYSHORE DRIVE REVIVAL

HONORED WITH NATIONAL AWARD When Cpl. Mike Nelson was assigned to run the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program in East Naples, the Bayshore Drive area was a well-known haven for criminals, drugs and the homeless “At that time, Bayshore was probably one of the worst areas we had in East Naples,” Cpl. Nelson recalled. […]

THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT & YOUR INDIVIDUAL SHARE RESPONSIBILITY

The Affordable Care Act includes the individual shared responsibility provision which requires you and each member of your family to have basic health insurance coverage (also known as minimum essential coverage), or qualify for an exemption from the responsibility to have minimum essential coverage, or make an individual shared responsibility payment when you file your […]

Engaging Students in Science

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has been engaging students in science for more than 35 years. Through a long-term partnership with Hiram College in northeast Ohio, students in an intensive 18-day Marine Ecology course have the opportunity to learn about Florida’s coastal environment by studying it firsthand. Professor Dennis Taylor, Hiram’s “Igniting Streams of […]

Banded Spoonbill

Among highlights seen during Naples Christmas Bird Count by Renee Wilson Research staff with Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve recorded a banded roseate spoonbill while conducting the annual Naples Audubon Christmas Bird Count by boat between Naples and Marco Island on December 26, 2014. The faded red metal band on the spoonbill’s upper left […]

Heartbeats and Paw Prints

by Karen Coney Coplin Springtime is just around the corner; time for a Bark-A-Que. A barbecue, you ask? No, you got it right the first time! That’s right, BARK-A-Que, which is an upcoming benefit to raise awareness (and funds) for an organization many Neapolitans hold near and dear to their heart: Guardian Angels Medical Service […]